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Writing

Luther Davis

Career

Active from 1947 to 1972, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Addams Family
The Addams Family
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Luther Davis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5
  • Catharsis
    4.1, average 5.1
  • Spiritual
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mid-Century Americana 3
  • Character-Driven Drama 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Cultural Time Capsule 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 71
Across 110th Street
Across 110th Street (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf (1970)
GoodWatch score 65

Teleplay

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 57
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)
GoodWatch score 70

Producer, Writer

Daughter of the Mind
Daughter of the Mind (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

Teleplay

Kismet
Kismet (1967)

Book

Lady in a Cage
Lady in a Cage (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

Writer, Producer

The Wonders of Aladdin
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 56
Holiday for Lovers
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Gift of Love
The Gift of Love (1958)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Kiss Them for Me
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
GoodWatch score 49

Theatre Play

Kismet
Kismet (1955)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

New Faces
New Faces (1954)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer

A Lion Is in the Streets
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

Black Hand
Black Hand (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 56
B.F.'s Daughter
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay

The Hucksters
The Hucksters (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay